Friday, March 31, 2017

Suzi Quatro at Her Leather Best

Suzi Quatro was a successful recording artist of the 1970s who created an image of the ultimate leather rocker chick.

She even went to the lengths of wearing leather bikinis and leather boots by the pool, which got her quite a bit of press attention.

Suzi proved an inspiration of other women rockers such as Joan Jett, who adopted a similar leather look.

Ultimately, all the leather-wearing paid off when Suzi Quatro was picked to play the part of "Leather Tuscadero" on the hit television show "Happy Days." That is how many remember her, wearing leather and going toe-to-toe with "The Fonz." Everybody who watched "Happy Days" remembers Leather Tuscadero.

I include a couple of different versions of this shot because it is so iconic

Anyway, the pictures speak for themselves. Either you like the leather biker chick thing, or you don't.

I'm guessing that you do.

So, enjoy a little Quatro. But she may not be the total rocker chick that you think.

What musician does Suzi admire? Bet you weren't expecting this:

I love, love, love, Barry Manilow.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

To roll with the punches.

Suzi loves her trademark one-piece leather jumpsuit:

To this day, when I zip up, it just feels like I’m zipping on Suzi Quatro.

Suzi has two children, daughter Laura and son Richard.

Suzi with her first husband, Leni, and daughter Laura.

Suzi is proud of her connections with the afterlife. She missed her calling as a Fortune Teller.

Suzi formed a band, The Pleasure Seekers, with her sister Patti when they were teens.

Patti Quatro has been married seven times. Suzi admires what she calls the "hopefulness" of that.

Suzi moved to London at age 21.

Suzi still takes gigs in London, such as at the Play Misty Club in Hackney, East London

Suzi and her sister got a record deal when she was 14 years old.

Suzi is from Detroit.

She was the fourth of five children.

While famous as a rocker, Suzi Quatro more recently has had a one-woman show at which she shares personal anecdotes and the like.

Suzi has a granddaughter, Amy.

Suzi's duet with Chris Norman definitely was a top player on easy listening in the late '70s. Down at the roller rink, couldn't miss it. Right before the Eagles, right after the Starland Vocal Band, maybe shoehorned in there with some Linda Ronstadt....

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Jennifer Lopez Has A Great Feel for Leather

Jennifer Lopez.

Jennifer Lopez has been a huge star for many years, and she loves her leather. She has been shot in a great variety of sexy outfits, both onstage and off. Many comment on her daring style which tends to accentuate her curves, especially her posterior. Far from minimizing this asset, JLo seems happy to accentuate it.

Always ready with a perky smile, Jennifer Lopez has a natural affinity for sexy styles that suits her well. She got the nickname "J Lo" from one of her albums, but she's bigger than any single nickname.

Jennifer took out a nice big term insurance policy on her famous booty for $300 million dollars! It is quite possible this premium covers excess cellulite, scratches, and any other medical and physical blemishes on her buttocks that could occur during the course of her career. And since she has dance moves, if she were to tear her gluteal muscles during a dance performance, she would be covered under this policy. While that sounds like an insane amount, Jennifer's caboose is her most notorious feature, and another singer, Mariah Carey, insured her legs for $1 billion. So, everything is relative.

Jennifer was married to Ben Affleck in the early 2000s, and together they made one of the most reviled films of recent times, "Gigli." They earned the nickname "Bennifer," which didn't go very far, but hey, it's cool to have any nickname known by millions of people. That, of course, is all ancient history now. Ben moved on to Jennifer Garner, and perhaps on from her, while Jennifer has had a string of husbands. This includes Marc Anthony, but that is over, too. Since both are somewhat single, loosely defined, maybe there is a chance the two lovebirds will get back together.

Jen and Ben, with friend Leah.

Jennifer's friend Leah Remini was asked about that the chances of Ben and Jennifer getting back together by chat show host Andy Cohen:

I really don't know. Even if I did, I probably wouldn't [say], because it would be weird for me to comment on people's lives." But no, not anything that I know of.

Ben has commented on his enduring relationship with Jennifer, for instance in a 2012 interview:

We don't have the kind of relationship where she relies on me for advice, but we do have the kind of relationship where there'll be an email saying, 'Oh, your movie looks great.' I remember when she got American Idol. I said: 'This was really smart. Good luck.' I touch base. I respect her. I like her. She's put up with some stuff that was unfair in her life, and I'm really pleased to see her successful.

So, they still do stay in touch, which is a lot more than many exes do.

As of this writing, JLo has a cumulative film gross of over US$2.89 billion and global record sales exceeding 80 million. That ain't beanbag, as the man said. She currently stars on "Shades of Blue" on television. JLo is a powerhouse, one of the top Hispanic performers of all time.